POSTURE STATEMENT - United States Coast GuardPosture Statement 5 As challenges to our national security and global influence grow more complex, the need for a Ready, Relevant, and

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

POSTURE STATEMENT 2018 Performance Highlights

2020 Budget Overview

CONTENTS

Letter of Promulgation 3

Posture Statement 4

FY 2018 Performance Highlights 20

FY 2020 Budget Overview 34

FY 2020 Budget Tables 44

THE COMMANDANT OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

A unique instrument of national power, the Coast Guard is an Armed Force which serves

as a first responder, law enforcement agency, maritime regulator, and member of the

intelligence community. As the challenges to our national and economic security grow

more complex, the Coast Guard is poised to leverage our full spectrum of maritime

capabilities to protect the American people, our homeland, and our way of life.

I am pleased to present the Coast Guard’s annual Posture Statement, which provides

strategic context for the service, describes performance highlights from 2018, and outlines

my Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Priorities. Our investment priorities are in direct alignment

with the Coast Guard Strategic Plan 2018-2022, which emphasizes our need to invest in

Service readiness, while fine-tuning mission execution and operational support to ensure a

safe, secure, and prosperous homeland.

The Coast Guard is locally based, nationally responsive, and globally impactful and I am

exceptionally proud of the operational successes of our active duty, civilian, reserve, and

auxiliary personnel who comprise our mission ready total workforce. Our men and women

deploy worldwide to support all Combatant Commanders as a component of the Joint

Force. At home, we surge our people and assets wherever they are needed to protect

Americans from disasters and respond to crisis. Throughout the country, we live in the

communities we serve, saving our neighbors from peril and facilitating the maritime

commerce on which our economy depends.

Maintaining service readiness in the face of complex threats and technological

sophistication requires modern assets and the resources to operate and maintain them.

The FY 2020 budget request advances key Coast Guard priorities to enhance the readiness

of our people, assets, and infrastructure. Investment in our workforce goes beyond front

line operations to build critical capabilities to operate into the future. We enjoy robust

support from the Administration, Congress, and our Department, and the Coast Guard has

made great progress recapitalizing our assets, including five major ongoing surface

acquisition programs. The Capital Investment Plan supports our highest recapitalization

priorities, including the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Polar Security Cutter, and is

critically important to sustaining the Coast Guard’s ability to meet our Nation’s evolving

needs.

As we have for nearly 229 years, we will continue to adapt to emerging national demands

and the dynamic international environment. Our FY 2020 Budget supports your

Ready, Relevant and Responsive Coast Guard, capable of meeting the challenges facing our

Nation, our Department, and the Combatant Commanders across the globe. With

continued support of the Administration and Congress, the Coast Guard will continue to

live up to our motto - Semper Paratus - Always Ready.

Karl L. Schultz

Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard

Commandant

AMERICA’S

COAST GUARD

The need for a Ready, Relevant, and Responsive

Coast Guard has never been greater.

Since 1790, the Coast Guard has safeguarded the American people and promoted our national security, border security, and economic prosperity in a complex and evolving maritime environment. We are on the front lines of our Nation’s effort to protect the American people, our homeland, and our way of life.

Posture Statement ▪ 5

As challenges to our national security and global influence grow more complex, the need for a

Ready, Relevant, and Responsive Coast Guard has never been greater. Throughout its long and

proud history, the Coast Guard has adapted its assets and people and leveraged its unique

authorities and capabilities to meet emerging national demands and international challenges,

maintaining a legacy as the world’s best Coast Guard.

Today, the Coast Guard remains locally based, nationally responsive, globally impactful, and Semper

Paratus – “Always Ready.”

Petty Officer 1st Class Krystyna Duffy drives a 47-

foot Motor Lifeboat near the Golden Gate Bridge.

Petty Officer Duffy is just the fourth active female

surfman in the Coast Guard, earning the highest

rank in Coast Guard boat operations and a

coveted title which dates back more than 200

years to the U.S. Life-Saving Service.

STRATEGIC

ENVIRONMENT

The Coast Guard faces readiness challenges

in an uncertain budget climate.

The United States is a maritime Nation. We depend on the sea for our security and prosperity. The maritime domain is inherently vulnerable to transnational crime, terrorist activity, drug smuggling, illegal exploitation of natural resources, unlawful border crossings, and illicit territorial expansionism. To sustain our strength, America must protect our borders from unlawful intrusion and defend sovereignty while safeguarding and facilitating commerce.


Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and non-state actors threaten maritime governance, the

rule of law, and regional stability. These networks disrupt America’s neighbors and partners in the

Western Hemisphere, driving migrants to our borders, emboldening human traffickers on our

shores, and enabling the movement of illicit substances into our communities.

Near-peer competitors, such as China and Russia, are attempting to diminish American and partner-

nation influence abroad. These rival powers jeopardize democratic institutions, escalate conflict,

poach maritime resources, imperil access to critical sea lanes, and ultimately disrupt peaceful

regions.

The cyber domain is strategically important. Adversarial nation states, non-state actors, and

individuals are attacking our digital infrastructure and eroding the protections historically provided

by our geographic borders. While improved interconnectivity expands our capabilities, we must

account for the corresponding increase in risk.

Our role in the Arctic is growing. Diminishing Arctic sea ice is expanding accessibility to the region

and attracting the attention of rival states across the globe. For more than a century, the Coast

Guard has been a visible U.S. presence in the Arctic ensuring security and sovereignty for American

resources and our role there has never been more crucial.

Catastrophic events, whether man-made or natural, can have enormous consequences on our

coastal communities and disrupt our just-in-time global economy.

While keeping pace with the dynamic security environment and changing character of maritime

operations, the Coast Guard faces readiness challenges in an uncertain and resource-constrained

budget climate. Aging surface and aviation assets, as well as antiquated shore and information

technology infrastructure, bring new challenges to our operational readiness.

While we are working to recapitalize essential assets, we also require the resources to sustain and

operate them. Moving forward, the Service requires stable and predictable funding to be ready to

meet our current mission demands and invest in the necessary capabilities to effectively serve our

Nation far into the future.

OUR VALUE

TO THE NATION

The Coast Guard confronts threats to the homeland wherev-

er they emerge, from the Arctic to the Arabian Gulf.

The Coast Guard is the principal Federal agency responsible for maritime safety, security, and environmental stewardship in U.S. ports and inland waterways, along more than 95,000 miles of U.S. coastline, throughout the 4.5 million square miles of U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and on the high seas. The Coast Guard applies military, regulatory, incident management, and law enforcement expertise to ensure safety, security, and resiliency across the Homeland Security enterprise.


As a military service, our unique authorities, capabilities, and partnerships also complement the

Department of Defense (DoD). As national security challenges grow more complex, the Coast Guard

cooperates in ways that other military services cannot in order to support our national goals of

preserving peace through strength and advancing American influence. The Coast Guard is deployed

daily around the globe in support of Combatant Commanders to promote peace, fortify alliances,

attract new partners, and challenge threats far from U.S. soil.

Fundamentally, the key to Coast Guard success has always been our people—our diverse workforce

of Active Duty, Reserve, Civilian, and Auxiliary. The Coast Guard trusts and empowers its workforce

at every level to lead with a bias for action – taking on-scene initiative and bringing solutions to

complex problems.

By confronting threats to the homeland wherever they emerge – from the Arctic to the Arabian Gulf

– the Coast Guard prevents terrorism, secures our borders, saves lives, and reduces the physical and

cyber security risks faced by our Nation.

Members of Maritime

Security Response Team

- East fast rope onto the

deck of Cutter Richard

Etheridge.

STRATEGIC

PRIORITIES

These strategic priorities position the Coast Guard to protect

America’s economic prosperity and national security.

The Coast Guard is fundamentally a strategy-driven organization. The Coast Guard Strategic Plan 2018-2022 identified strategic priorities to set the course for the future of our service. These priorities reflect and directly support the National Security Strategy, Department of Homeland Security goals and priorities, and the National Defense Strategy. Further, the plan operationalizes existing Coast Guard strategies and outlooks, addressing targeted challenges in our operating environment.


To meet the Nation’s needs, the Coast Guard will recruit, train, support, and retain a mission ready

total workforce that is empowered to excel across all Coast Guard operations. We must also

continue to build momentum on our current recapitalization efforts, including cutters, aircraft,

infrastructure, technology and other mission enablers.

Our ability to address challenges in the maritime domain ranges from education and partnerships to

regulation and enforcement to high-end, specialized operations. The Coast Guard partners at every

level, from individual mariners to local police departments, to the world’s top navies and coast

guards. Our aim is to integrate wherever possible to achieve collective goals.

We are an agile, adaptive force whose greatest value to the Nation resides in our ability to rapidly

shift among our missions to meet national priorities. To promote national security and build

resiliency, we will align all of our Service’s initiatives to promote organizational efficiency, agility, and

effectiveness – delivering excellence anytime, anywhere.

Address the Nation’s Complex Maritime Challenges

Deliver Mission Excellence Anytime, Anywhere

Maximize Readiness Today and Tomorrow

BUDGET

PRIORITIES

The Coast Guard’s top priority is Service readiness.

The Coast Guard’s top priority is Service readiness. Similar to the other Armed Services, an uncertain, constrained budget environment has eroded our operational readiness. At the same time, the increasing global complexity and expanding demand for Coast Guard services necessitates the best people, modern technology, resilient infrastructure, and highly capable assets. With a clear understanding of the fiscal environment, we will support our people, invest in mission enabling technologies, and modernize our assets to guarantee we are ready for the challenges of today while preparing for the threats of tomorrow.


We must continue momentum on efforts to recapitalize our surface and aviation fleets. New acquisitions will help mitigate the risks posed by our aging assets and will revolutionize the way we conduct operations in the future.

The Coast Guard must recruit, train, support, and retain a mission ready total workforce that is equipped with the knowledge, tools, and support systems needed to excel across the full spectrum of Coast Guard operations.

Our increasingly digital world requires reliable access to Coast Guard information systems for our people and assets while also defending our networks against cyber threats. Resilient shore infrastructure is directly connected to operational readiness and successful mission execution.

ASSETS

PEOPLE

INFRASTRUCTURE

READINESS

A Coast Guard Cutter Munro

crewmember embraces his

children after the cutter returned

home to Alameda, CA, following

a 105-day, 17,000-nautical mile,

multi-mission deployment to the

Western Pacific Ocean.

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The Coast Guard’s 54,000-strong Active Duty, Reserve, and Civilian workforce is strategically positioned to meet America’s needs. In addition to those depicted below are nearly 450 Coast Guard men and women who are permanently stationed overseas and approximately 25,000 volunteers that comprise the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

The Coast Guard is a locally-based organization, with units broadly distributed across our Nation. Coast Guard men and women are proud to live and work in the communities that they serve. This diverse geographic footprint enables us to be responsive to both local emergencies and national crises. Within communities across America, Coast Guard units stand ready to perform our missions and coordinate with Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal agencies, as well as private sector partners, to meet the challenges facing our Nation.


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NATIONALLY RESPONSIVE

Disaster

Response

Migrant

Interdiction

Deployments

Counter

Human

Smuggling

Domestic

Icebreaking

Keeps Vital

Shipping Lanes

Open

Fisheries Enforcement

Deployments Protect

Sovereign Natural

Resources Critical to Our

Nation’s Prosperity

Vessel Salvage

Operations

Remove

Post-Hurricane

Pollutants

The Coast Guard is the Nation’s premier first responder. We are an agile, adaptive force whose value to the Nation resides in our ability to rapidly shift among our missions to meet national priorities during steady state and crisis.

Cybersecurity

Improves

Marine

Transportation

Resilience

Operation

Arctic Shield

Counter-Drug

Operations


Operation Arctic Shield

2018 marked the 151st year of

Coast Guard Operations in the

American Arctic. Operation Arctic Shield

is the current extension of this

presence. Forward-deployed Coast

Guard air and surface assets provide a

mobile, seasonal presence in the Arctic

and facilitate Federal access to the

Polar Regions. The Coast Guard

effectively surges assets to the Arctic to

meet the rise in seasonal activity

associated with greater availability of

the Arctic to shipping.

Disaster Response

When hurricanes Florence, Lane,

Olivia, and typhoon Mangkhut

threatened the Mid-Atlantic States,

Hawaii, and Guam, the Coast Guard

mobilized over 8,650 Active Duty,

Reservists, and Civilians for

hurricane response operations. In

coordination with FEMA and other

Federal, State, and local response

organizations, the Coast Guard

saved 992 lives and established an

effective process to stabilize,

recover, and resume operations

at over 20 impacted ports.

Counter-Drug Operations

The Coast Guard deploys cutters

and aircraft to the Eastern Pacific

Ocean in support of the whole of

government effort to interrupt the flow

of illegal narcotics, which causes

instability in Central and South America,

driving migration to our borders. The

Coast Guard combats Transnational

Criminal Organizations by targeting drug

shipments where they are most

vulnerable—at sea. In 2018, through

fortified alliances in the Western Hemi-

sphere, the Coast Guard removed

over 462,000 pounds of cocaine.

GLOBALLY IMPACTFUL

Port Security Units deploy in support

of the Department of Defense to

protect Naval Station Guantanamo

Bay, Cuba from security threats and

directed terrorist activities.

The Coast Guard is deployed globally to promote peace, fortify alliances, attract new partners, and challenge threats. Our leadership in global maritime governing bodies and our collaborative approach drives stability,

The Coast Guard facilitates

multilateral counter-drug

summits, bringing together

diverse representatives

from nearly 25 countries to

build inter-operability to

effectively combat illicit

trafficking.

A Landing Signal Officer instructs a

Mexican Navy helicopter during

UNITAS, a longstanding, multi-

national maritime exercise

conducted annually in Latin America

and the Caribbean to enhance

security cooperation and improve

coalition operations.

Arctic

Coast Guard

Forum

Africa

Maritime Law

Enforcement

Partnership


Patrol boats and boarding teams

deployed in the Arabian Gulf support

U.S. Central Command security

cooperation, maritime security, and

counter-piracy objectives.

Coast Guard inspectors

and investigating officers

train government officials

from the Republic of

South Africa on vessel

prevention, detection,

and enforcement of

pollution regulations.

Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in

McMurdo Sound near Antarctica in

support of Operation Deep Freeze

2018, the U.S. military’s contribution

to the National Science Foundation-

managed U.S. Antarctic Program.

Coast Guard Polar icebreakers

support national security and

sovereignty, and National Science

Foundation missions in the Polar

Regions.

Maritime Security Response Team-

West participated in Pacific Shield

2018, an exercise in Japan to practice

boarding vessels in search of

weapons of mass destruction

materials. The team also participated

in the U.S. Navy-sponsored ‘Rim of

the Pacific’ exercise.

North Pacific

Coast Guard

Forum

Cutter Oliver

Berry Deploys

to Oceania

PERFORMANCE

HIGHLIGHTS

A truly multi-mission organization, the Coast Guard leverages our unique authorities, capabilities, and partnership to conduct our eleven statutory missions, which are managed within six mission programs.

USCG Mission Programs Homeland Security Act Missions

Maritime Prevention

Ports, Waterways & Coastal Security — Prevention Activities

Marine Safety

Marine Environmental Protection — Prevention Activities

MTS Management Aids to Navigation

Ice Operations

Maritime Security Operations Ports, Waterways & Coastal Security — Response Activities

Maritime Law Enforcement

Migrant Interdiction

Drug Interdiction

Living Marine Resources

Other Law Enforcement

Maritime Response Search and Rescue

Marine Environmental Protection — Response Activities

Defense Operations Defense Readiness

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In addition to those outlined in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Coast Guard has other

mission responsibilities, including products and services for the Intelligence Community; activities

and efforts provided in support of U.S. diplomacy and international relations; Cyber Security; Bridge

Administration, Great Lakes Pilotage and other Waterways Management functions supplementary to

Aids to Navigation.

To measure mission performance, strategic, management, and operational measures exist for each

program area. The results are used to develop strategic plans and initiatives, drive budgetary

priorities, and formulate operational direction to improve program performance.

Maritime

Law Enforcement

The Maritime Law Enforcement mission program protects America's maritime borders, defends the Nation's maritime sovereignty, facilitates legitimate use of the waterways, and suppresses violations of U.S. Federal law on, under, and over the seas to include illegal migration and Transnational Organized Crime.

Joint Agency Migrant Interdiction

Late in October 2018, an Air Station Miami HC-144 aircraft

conducting a law enforcement patrol located a target of interest

approximately nineteen nautical miles east of Haulover Inlet, FL. The

Coast Guard aircraft was relieved by a Customs and Border Protection

patrol aircraft, which monitored the vessel as it continued heading westbound

toward Haulover Inlet. A Station Miami law enforcement boat and three

Customs and Border Protection Air Marine Operations surface units engaged in

pursuit of the target and interdicted the 25-foot Hydrasport Cuddy Cabin

with sixteen illegal migrants and one human trafficker. Successful

outcomes like this are a direct result of the joint nature of maritime

migrant interdiction operations and the Coast Guard’s strong

partnerships with fellow DHS components as well as with

neighboring international partners.


Maritime Law Enforcement by the Numbers:

3,603 undocumented migrants interdicted at sea.

2,534 Haitian, 724 Dominican, 551 Mexican, and 351 Cuban migrants repatriated.

462,000 pounds of cocaine and 21,564 pounds of marijuana removed.

$6.1 billion approximate wholesale value of narcotics removed.

602 suspected smugglers detained for prosecution.

6,624 U.S. fishing vessels boarded; issued 144 significant fishery violations.

51 reports to assist with stranded, distressed or entangled animals.

201 incursions into the U.S. EEZ detected; interdicted 63 vessels.

111 foreign vessels boarded to suppress illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

Maritime

Response

The Maritime Response mission program seeks to mitigate the consequences of marine casualties and disastrous events. The Coast Guard is the Nation’s premiere maritime first responder, minimizing loss of life and property by searching for and rescuing persons in distress. The Coast Guard is capable of rapidly mobilizing resources to provide an immediate and reliable response to maritime incidents in coordination with, and in support of, Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal agencies, as well as private sector partners.

Coast Guard Supports International Search and Rescue

On September 14, 2018, Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center

(RCC) Miami received a report from the Jamaican Defense Force that

a 131-foot fishing vessel that was on fire in the vicinity of Serranilla

Bank, Colombia. RCC Miami contacted the Colombian Navy who

dispatched several assets to the position. Upon arriving on scene, the

Colombian Navy assets were unable to locate any survivors and requested air

support from the U.S. Coast Guard. RCC Miami dispatched an HC-130 aircraft

from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater. Once on scene, the HC-130 located

approximately fifteen people inside several life rafts. RCC Miami located

the closest Good Samaritan vessel, and diverted the vessel and crew to

rescue all fifteen people in distress. The Coast Guard relies on

international SAR partners, shipping industry stakeholders and

other good Samaritans to save lives at sea each year.


Maritime Response by the Numbers:

15,634 Search and Rescue cases:

41,093 people assisted.

3,965 lives saved.

$66 million in property protected.

992 additional lives saved during response to Hurricane Florence.

11,894 pollution incident reports responded to.

296 federal cleanup projects managed, costing more than $22.5 million.

7,341 submissions for compliance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

479 exercises, 160 contingency preparedness notification drills completed.

Deployed the National Strike Force to support Coast Guard and EPA for:

4 natural disasters.

4 special events.

20 oil and hazardous substance incidents.

Maritime

Prevention

The Maritime Prevention mission program seeks to prevent marine casualties and property losses, minimize security risks, and protect the marine environment. The Coast Guard does so by developing and enforcing federal regulations, conducting safety and security inspections, and analyzing port security risk assessments

Subchapter M Implementation Begins

Towing vessels are essential to America’s commerce, moving

significant quantities of goods and providing essential services to U.S.

ports and waterways. Beginning in 2009, the Coast Guard underwent a

significant regulatory project to publish a new vessel inspection Subchapter

M in Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations that established safety

regulations governing the inspection, standards and optional safety

management systems on towing vessels. This rule, which became effective July

20, 2018, included provisions covering specific electrical and machinery

requirements for new and existing towing vessels, the approval and use

of third-party organizations, and procedures for obtaining a Certificate

of Inspection (COI). By the end of FY 2018, 145 towing vessels had

received COIs under the new rule.


Maritime Prevention by the Numbers:

5,500 security inspections at Maritime Transportation Security Act facilities.

9,400 International Ship and Port Facility Security foreign vessel exams conducted.

150 International Port Security Program assessments completed in 50 countries.

19,000 inspections on U.S. flagged commercial vessels, resulting in 33 detentions.

6,600 commercial fishing vessel exams conducted; issued over 3,400 safety decals.

16,000 inspections of facilities handling regulated hazardous cargoes.

10,400 foreign vessels screened prior to arriving in the U.S.

9,600 Port State Control examinations of foreign vessels, resulting in 95 detentions reportable to the International Maritime Organization.

19,200 preliminary investigations initiated including:

2,500 pollution incidents.

42 major marine casualties or marine casualties involving a public vessel.

6,300 enforcement actions for marine safety laws and regulations violations.

23,000 containers inspected for structural and hazardous materials compliance.

12 environmental crimes cases referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution.

Marine Science Technicians conduct

hazardous materials inspections at the

Port of Baltimore, MD. The Coast

Guard inspects cargoes and containers

to ensure compliance with laws and

regulations on shipping hazardous

materials.

Marine Transportation

System Management

The Marine Transportation System Management mission program seeks to ensure a safe, secure, and environmentally sound waterways system. The Coast Guard works in concert with other Federal, State, local, tribal and territorial agencies, the marine industry, maritime associations, and the international community to safeguard the efficient and economical movement of $4.6 trillion in overall economic activity flowing through the Nation’s ports and waterways.

Bering Strait Routing Measures Approved by IMO

In November 2017, the U.S. and Russia submitted a joint proposal to

the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for ship routing measures

for the Bering Strait and Bering Sea. The IMO approved the proposal in May

2018. Taking effect on December 1, 2018, the six two-way routes and six

precautionary areas are the first internationally recognized ship routing

measures the IMO has approved for Polar Waters. The routes are voluntary

for all domestic and international ships and do not limit commercial fishing

or subsistence activities. This effort demonstrates the Coast Guard’s role

as the National lead in the Arctic through the ability to leverage the

Coast Guard mission set to achieve multiple national objectives.


Marine Transportation System Management by the Numbers:

44,720 buoys and beacons maintained across the Marine Transportation System.

6,383 discrepancies to aids to navigation infrastructure corrected.

6,757 hours of icebreaking to support movement of 17.3 million tons of dry bulk and liquid cargoes through ice-impeded waters of the Great Lakes.

208 icebergs identified and tracked in the North Atlantic shipping lanes.

1,164 waterways controls established supporting Coast Guard Captains of the Port:

99 addressed safety concerns related to obstructions/hazards to navigation.

58 related to commercial vessel movements.

51 to dredging and infrastructure projects.

3,133 applications reviewed and 831 marine event permits issued.

268 disruptions to the Marine Transportation System addressed:

36 related to vessel breakaways, groundings, and other navigation hazards.

82 related to ice/extreme weather/low visibility/river levels.

38 related to bridge/lock malfunctions or operational deviations.

36 bridge permits issued with a total project cost of $1.84 billion.

Maritime Security

Operations

The Maritime Security Operations mission program encompasses activities to detect, deter, prevent, and disrupt terrorist attacks, and other criminal acts in the U.S. maritime domain. It includes the execution of antiterrorism, response, and select recovery operations. This mission performs the operational element of the Coast Guard's Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security mission and complements our Maritime Response and Prevention efforts.

Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)

The proliferation of UAS technologies has increased in recent years,

with applications ranging from recreational to military and commercial

use. In particular, the exploitation of UAS by terrorist organizations,

particularly ISIS, is steadily increasing in frequency, complexity and lethality.

UAS have been observed operating over Coast Guard vessels and shore units;

near ongoing law enforcement boardings, escorts, and airborne aircraft.

Working closely with the Federal Aviation Administration, UAS operations

were restricted at over ten critical Coast Guard facilities. These

restrictions took effect on June 20, 2018


Maritime Security Operations by the Numbers:

4,441 Small Vessel Security Boardings in/around U.S. ports, waterways, and coasts.

30,383 waterborne patrols of maritime critical infrastructure and key resources.

350 waterborne enforcement activities of fixed security zones.

476 escorts of vessels carrying certain dangerous cargoes.

3,824 escorts of high-capacity passenger vessels such as ferries and cruise ships.

60 escorts of high-value naval vessels transiting U.S waterways.

509 boardings of “high-interest” vessels — those posing a greater-than-normal risk.

47 military cargo vessel transits escorted.

131 military out load security zones enforced.

177 U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine escorts during homeport surface transits.

Defense

Operations

The Defense Operations mission program exercises the Coast Guard's unique authorities and capabilities to support the National Defense Strategy. The Coast Guard is deployed daily around the globe in support of Combatant Commanders to protect the security of our Nation far from U.S. soil.

Building Partner Nation Capacity to Counter Threats

Coast Guard teams provided key support to Department of Defense

led security cooperation efforts in the Middle East, Africa and Central

America. The Patrol Forces Southwest Asia Maritime Engagement Team

(MET), conducted visit, board, search and seize training with coalition forces

operating in support of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150). CTF 150’s mission

includes a commitment to disrupting terrorist organizations and their related

illegal activities within an area spanning two million square miles, including

the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, and Gulf of Oman. The MET also

participated in Cutlass Express 2018, a U.S. Africa Command sponsored

exercise designed to assess and improve participating nations’ ability

to respond to illicit maritime trafficking, piracy, illegal fishing and

search and rescue situations.


Cutter Bertholf steams alongside U.S.

Navy and allied naval vessels during

‘Rim of the Pacific’, the world’s largest

international maritime exercise. In

2018, 25 nations participated in the

event, which is hosted by the U.S.

Pacific Fleet.

The Coast Guard operated six patrol boats and an Advanced Interdiction Team in the Arabian Gulf to support U.S. Central Command security cooperation, maritime security, and counter-piracy objectives.

The Coast Guard cyber program continued to support Department of Defense cybersecurity missions with 23 personnel permanently assigned to U.S. Cyber Command.

Port Security Units deployed to Guantanamo Bay conducted 7,500+ waterside and 17,000 shore-side hours of Anti-Terrorism/Force-Protection, interdicted 297 contacts of interest, and provided 130 vessel escorts.

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Teams conducted 14 counter-narcotics deployments on board U.S. and allied navy vessels in support of U.S. Southern Command.

Coast Guard MH-65 helicopters provided Rotary Wing Air Intercept capability in support of U.S. Northern Command’s Operation NOBLE EAGLE, and responded to 120 active air defense threats to the Washington, DC area.

Deployable Rotary Wing Intercept assets deployed a record 21 times, spanning 165 days. They responded to 122 alerts, and were scrambled 64 times in response to DoD-identified tracks of interest.

The Coast Guard’s FY 2020 President’s Budget Request supports our top priority of Service readiness through investments in our people, assets, and infrastructure. It reflects difficult choices made to carefully balance our limited resources against a growing demand for our services.

FY 2020 BUDGET

OVERVIEW

Mandatory, Fees, & Trust Funds

$2,022,873,000

Net Discretionary $9,317,107,000

Budget Request $11,339,980,000

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An MH-65 helicopter crew from Air

Station Miami conducts hoist and

rescue swimmer training with

Cutter Bernard C. Webber in the

vicinity of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The Coast Guard’s FY 2020 President’s Budget Request reflects investments in the readiness of our people by fully funding military pay and personnel allowances, while also supporting improvements to enterprise-wide personnel services, including the transition to electronic health records. The request also strengthens the marine safety program through investments in training, accession, and positions for this critical component of our workforce.

The budget request supports asset readiness through the continuation of our critical acquisition programs, including the Offshore Patrol Cutter, Polar Security Cutter, Fast Response Cutter, and National Security Cutter. It also begins to restore eroded vessel and aircraft readiness by addressing critical maintenance and inventory backlogs, while sustaining existing assets through service life extensions and mission upgrades to our legacy cutters and aircraft.

The Coast Guard’s FY 2020 President’s Budget Request also improves infrastructure readiness through investments in our physical and technological infrastructure. It begins to address the Coast Guard’s multi-billion dollar shore infrastructure maintenance backlog while also preparing homeports to host newly acquired assets as they become operational. The request also facilitates cyber defense and information technology improvements.

Procurement,

Construction, and

Improvements

Budget Request $1,234,656,000

Vessels $792,200,000

Shore Facilities and ATON

$173,600,000

Other Acquisition Programs

$69,256,000

Aircraft $199,600,000


Vessels - $792.2M

Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) - $457M Provides funding to begin construction of the third OPC and Long Lead Time Material for the fourth and fifth OPCs. The OPC will replace the aging Medium Endurance Cutter classes that conduct missions on the high seas and coastal approaches.

Fast Response Cutter (FRC) - $140M Funds procurement of two FRCs to replace the less capable 110-foot patrol boats, enhancing the Coast Guard’s coastal capability to conduct search and rescue operations, enforce border security, interdict drugs, uphold immigration laws, prevent terrorism, and enhance resiliency to disasters.

In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) - $77.9M Continues funding for sustainment projects on the 140-foot Icebreaking Tugs, 270-foot Medium Endurance Cutters, and 225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tenders.

National Security Cutter (NSC) - $60M Supports Post-Delivery Activities (PDA) for the seventh through eleventh NSCs that are necessary to make these cutters ready for operations, as well as class-wide activities, including Test and Evaluation and program execution and support.

Polar Security Cutter (PSC) - $35M Continues program management for construction of the first PSC. This acquisition is recapitalizing the Coast Guard’s heavy polar icebreaker fleet to support national interests in the Polar Regions and provide assured surface presence in those ice-impacted waters.

Polar Star Service Life Extension Project (SLEP) - $15M Supports a multi-year Service Life Extension Project (SLEP) for POLAR STAR, the Nation’s only operating heavy icebreaker and only organic capability to assure year-round access to the Polar Regions to support national interests.

Aircraft - $199.6M

HC-27 - $103M Supports missionization of the 14 newly acquired medium range surveillance aircraft. Continues funding for initial spares and logistics; training; and mission system development, production, and testing.

HC-144 - $17M Supports continued Minotaur mission system retrofits, including high definition electro-optical infrared camera and other sensor upgrades, to meet DHS joint operational requirements.

MH-65 - $50M Supports continued modernization and sustainment of the Coast Guard’s MH-65 helicopter fleet. The modernization effort includes reliability and sustainability improvements where obsolete components are replaced with modernized sub-systems, including an integrated cockpit and sensor suite.

MH-60 - $20M Supports continuation of a service life extension for the Coast Guard fleet of MH-60T helicopters. The MH-60T contains time-limited structural fittings and dynamic components that necessitate a 20,000 hour service life limit. This program will extend the service life of MH-60T helicopters into the mid-2030s to align the Coast Guard’s recapitalization of these airframes with Department of Defense Future Vertical Lift acquisitions.

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) - $9.4M Continues to fund the installation of sUAS capability on the NSC, to include procurement and installation of sUAS components. The sUAS is intended to address the NSC’s requirement for a persistent airborne surveillance capability, and will serve as an information, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform for the cutter.


Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure - $116.6M Supports shore facility infrastructure modifications, upgrades, and new construction associated with homeporting and logistics, maintenance, and training support for new or modified cutters, boats, and aircraft. Includes projects to support the OPC and FRC homeport in Kodiak, AK; the FRC homeports in Boston, MA and Sitka, AK; and FRC depot maintenance at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, MD.

Major Shore, Housing, ATON, and S&D - $52.0M Supports Coast Guard shore facility infrastructure, including recapitalizations, modifications, upgrades, and new construction associated with execution of Coast Guard operations. Addresses the Coast Guard’s highest priority shore infrastructure requirements including: utility upgrades at Air Station Ventura, CA; boat haul-out replacement at Station Tillamook Bay, OR; boat moorings replacement and erosion control at Station Siuslaw River, OR; and aviation pavement repairs at Sector Columbia River, OR.

Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) - $25.2M Supports the design, development, and information assurance posture of C4ISR Integrated hardware and software systems on NSCs, OPCs, PSCs, FRCs, WCCs, and legacy 270-foot WMECs undergoing SLEPs. These assets are using interoperable C4ISR system designs to optimize lifecycle costs and operational effectiveness.

Cyber and Enterprise Mission Platform - $14.2M Initiates funding for emerging Command and Control, Communications, Computer, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5I) capabilities. FY 2020 funding starts recapitalization of MILSATCOM capabilities at shore stations with the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), replaces the obsolete Maritime Security Risk Analysis Model (MSRAM) with a web-based application supporting the suite of risk analysis tools, and begins transition to a network infrastructure that supports operations in a secure mobile environment.

Shore Facilities and ATON - $173.6M

Other Acquisition Programs - $69.3M

Operations

and

Support

FY 2020 Budget Request $7,858,900,000

FY 2019 President’s Budget $7,792,498,000

FY2019 to FY 2020 Change $66,402,000

Program Increases

$163,033,000

Pricing Increases

$174,661,000

Increases $337,694,000

Decreases ($271,292,000)

Transfers ($205,632,000)

Pricing Decreases

($49,100,000)

Program Decreases

($16,560,000)


Military Pay and Personnel Allowances - $117.5M Maintains parity with DOD for military pay, allowances, and health care, and for civilian retirement contributions, including a 3.1 percent military pay raise in 2020. As a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Coast Guard is subject to the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act, which include pay and personnel benefits for the military workforce.

Annualization of Prior Year Initiatives - $50.5M

GSA Rent and Security Increases - $6.7M

CAS Transition - ($198.4M) In FY 2019, USCG transitioned to the DHS Common Appropriations Structure (CAS). Conversion to CAS resulted in the consolidation of legacy EC&R, RT, and MERHCF appropriations and acquisition personnel funding into O&S for the FY 2019 President’s Budget. For FY 2020, EC&R and MERHCF appropriations were removed from O&S and retained as separate appropriations. Additionally, for FY 2020, personnel and other overhead costs were moved from the R&D appropriation to the O&S appropriation.

Other Transfers - ($7.2M) Transfers to DHS Management Accounts for centralized management of programs and facilities, including St. Elizabeths.

Pricing Increases - $174.7M

Transfers - ($205.6M)

Fast Response Cutter (FRC) - $24.3M (112 FTE) Funds operations and maintenance of FRCs #37-41, as well as personnel for FRC crews #39-43 and shore-side support for FRC homeports in Key West, FL and Apra Harbor, Guam.

National Security Cutter (NSC) - $14.4M (110 FTE) Funds the crew of NSC #9, personnel for NSC Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF) crew and analytical support, and shoreside support for the NSC homeport in Charleston, SC.

HC-130J Aircraft - $8.1M (37 FTE) Funds personnel, operation and maintenance, and support for HC-130J airframe #12, the fifth and final airframe to be based in Kodiak, AK.

Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) - $6.2M (31 FTE) Funds part of the initial crew of the first OPC, as well as personnel to support development of doctrine and qualification standards, pre-commissioning, and shore-side support for the OPC homeport in Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA.

Shore Facilities - $5.3M (4 FTE) Funds operations and maintenance of shore facility projects scheduled for completion prior to FY 2020.

C-27J Aircraft - $0.6M (3 FTE) Funds the final installment of support personnel for C-27 fleet sustainment and depot level overhaul activities at the Aviation Logistics Center as well as mission system operations instructors at Aviation Training Center Mobile.

Program Increases - $163M

Operations and Maintenance of New Assets Funds operations and maintenance of shore facilities and provides sustainment

funding for new cutters, boats, aircraft, and associated C4ISR subsystems deliv-

ered through acquisition efforts.


FAA Compliance and Obsolete Equipment Replacement - $29.1M Provides funding for necessary upgrades and associated equipment replacement to ensure compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements. Also provides funding to replace obsolete communications equipment for the cutter fleet, including the Mobile User Objective System, to ensure communication in theater with Department of Defense counterparts, in disaster areas, and in remote latitudes.

Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure - $16.2M (38 FTE) Provides critical positions to mature the cybersecurity defense program. Also provides funding for an information technology framework and platform to establish a consolidated user interface primarily for Command Centers, with a focus on timely and efficient access to operational and mission support data.

Human Capital and Support Infrastructure - $16.8M (22 FTE) Provides improvements to enterprise-wide support, including the transition to electronic health records, and funds training and support to the Coast Guard Reserve.

Restoring Depot Readiness - $10.0M Begins to restore eroded vessel and aircraft readiness and address critical information technology maintenance and inventory backlogs. This funding directly impacts the execution of Coast Guard missions through the readiness of its surface and aviation fleet.

Marine Safety, Security, and Commerce - $6.2M (20 FTE) Provides funding and personnel to strengthen the Coast Guard’s marine safety program through improved marine inspector training, establishment of a third party oversight and auditing program, expansion of the marine inspector workforce, and improved accession opportunities for marine inspectors.

Counter Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) - $6.5M (26 FTE) Expands the Coast Guard’s capacity to execute a multi-layered approach in the Western Hemisphere maritime transit zone, dismantle TCOs, and secure our Nation’s borders from illicit smuggling of all kinds.

Asset Decommissionings and Retirements - ($11.8M (119 FTE)) As the Coast Guard recapitalizes its cutter fleet and brings new assets into service, older assets that are being replaced will be decommissioned. In FY 2020, one 378-foot High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) and three 110-foot Patrol Boats (WPB) will be decommissioned as new acquisitions become operational.

Operational Adjustments

Program Decreases - ($16.6M)

FY 2020 BUDGET

TABLES

“A few armed vessels, judiciously stationed at the entrances

of our ports, might at a small expense be made useful

sentinels of the laws.” - Alexander Hamilton

Table 1: Appropriation Summary

Table 2: Net Discretionary Budget Authority by Statutory Mission

Table 3: FY 2020 Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I)

Table 4: Operations and Support FY 2019 to FY 2020 Budget Change


Table 1: Appropriation Summary

Coast Guard Mission ($000) FY 2018 Enacted

FY 2019 President's

Budget

FY 2020 President's

Budget

FY 2019 +/- FY 2020

Aids to Navigation $1,331,120 $1,418,378 $1,263,712 -$154,666

Defense Readiness $659,613 $593,158 $516,799 -$76,359

Drug Interdiction $1,950,823 $1,414,803 $1,675,707 $260,904

Ice Operations $238,225 $259,435 $390,647 $131,212

Living Marine Resources $1,115,371 $934,103 $821,370 -$112,733

Marine Environmental Protection $225,538 $260,573 $212,007 -$48,566

Marine Safety $554,495 $703,793 $888,157 $184,364

Migrant Interdiction $1,201,321 $927,193 $924,535 -$2,658

Other-Law Enforcement (Foreign Fish) $121,181 $114,835 $326,851 $212,016

Ports, Waterways and Coastal Security $1,837,423 $2,142,061 $1,332,379 -$809,682

Search and Rescue $868,497 $929,995 $964,943 $34,948 Net Discretionary (Excluding Supplementals and Transfers) $10,103,607 $9,698,327 $9,317,107 -$381,220

Retired Pay $1,676,117 $1,734,844 $1,802,309 $67,465

Boat Safety $118,416 $114,682 $116,700 $2,018

Maritime Oil Spill Program $101,000 $101,000 $101,000 $0

Gift Fund $2,864 $2,864 $2,864 $0

Mandatory Funding $1,898,397 $1,953,390 $2,022,873 $69,483

OSLTF Contribution [$45,000] [$45,000] [$45,000] [$45,000]

Overseas Contingency Operations $163,000 $0 $0 $0

TOTAL BUDGET AUTHORITY $12,165,004 $11,651,717 $11,339,980 -$311,738 Note: The Coast Guard Budgets by appropriation rather than by individual missions. The Coast Guard projects

resource allocations by mission through the use of an activity-based costing system. Actual allocations will vary

depending on operational environment and mission need.

Appropriation ($000) FY 2018 Enacted

FY 2019 President's Budget

FY 2020 President's Budget

Operations and Support $7,210,313 $7,792,498 $7,858,900

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements $2,694,745 $1,886,750 $1,234,656

Research and Development $29,141 $19,109 $4,949

Environmental Compliance and Restoration $13,397 - $13,495

Reserve Training $114,875 - -

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Contribution $204,136 - $205,107

Subtotal (Discretionary Funding) $10,266,607 $9,698,357 $9,317,107

Retired Pay $1,676,117 $1,734,844 $1,802,309

Boat Safety $118,416 $114,682 $116,700

Maritime Oil Spill Program $101,000 $101,000 $101,000

Funds $2,864 $2,864 $2,864

Subtotal (Mandatory Funding) $1,898,397 $1,953,390 $2,022,873

OSLTF Contribution [$45,000] [$45,000] [$45,000]

Overseas Contingency Operations $163,000 - -

Total Budget Authority $12,328,004 $11,651,747 $11,339,980

Breakout by Statutory Mission Table 2: Net Discretionary Budget Authority

Table 3: FY 2020 Procurement,

Construction, and Improvements (PC&I)

Appropriation ($000) FY 2020

President's Budget

Vessels $792,200

Survey and Design - Vessels and Boats $500

In-Service Vessel Sustainment $77,900

National Security Cutter $60,000

Offshore Patrol Cutter $457,000

Fast Response Cutter $140,000

Cutter Boats $4,300

Polar Security Cutter $35,000

Waterways Commerce Cutter $2,500

Polar Sustainment $15,000

Aircraft $199,600

HC-144 Conversion/Sustainment $17,000

HC-27J Conversion/Sustainment $103,200

MH-65 Conversion/Sustainment $50,000

MH-60T Sustainment $20,000

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems $9,400

Other Acquisition Programs $69,256

Other Equipment and Systems $3,500

Program Oversight and Management $20,000

C4ISR $25,156

Coast Guard Logistics Information Management System $6,400

Cyber and Enterprise Mission Platform $14,200

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation (ATON) $173,600

Major Shore, Housing, ATON, Survey and Design $52,000

Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure $116,600

Minor Shore $5,000

Total $1,234,656

▪ 47

Pos. FTE Amount

FY2018 Enacted1 48,747 47,181 7,210,313

FY 2019 President's Budget 50,141 48,541 7,792,498

Adjustments-to-Base

Transfers to and from Other Accounts

Transfer to EC&R from O&S/EC&R for CAS Transition (25) (23) (13,429)

Transfer to MERHCFC from O&S/MERHCFC for CAS Transition - - (199,360)

Transfer to O&S/Personnel & Lease Shift from R&D 96 83 14,397

Transfers to MGMT/CFO, CIO, CPO, OCRSO, OCHCO, and OCRSO from USCG - - (7,240)

Total Transfers 71 60 (205,632)

Pricing Changes

Increases

Annualization of Prior Year Initiatives - 259 50,488

Mandatory Personnel Entitlements

Annualization of Prior Year Pay Raise - Military - - 15,486

Budget Year Pay Raise - Military - - 55,505

Budget Year Allowances - Military - - 26,966 FERS Agency Contribution Increase - - 15,711

Budget Year Allowances - Civilian - - 3,794


GSA Rent and Security Increases - - 6,711 Transfer 24 12

PPA Technical Base Funding Adjustments

PPA Funding Adjustment - - [0]

Total Increases 24 271 174,661

Decreases

Termination of Prior Year One-Time Costs - - (32,093)

Annualization of Prior Year Initiative Reductions - (56) (17,007)

Total Decreases - (56) (49,100)

Total Adjustments-to-Base 95 275 (80,071)

Program Changes

Increases

Operating and Maintenance Funds for New Assets

Shore Facility Follow-On 6 4 5,314

Fast Response Cutter (FRC) Follow-On 181 112 24,254

Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Follow-On 52 31 6,166

National Security Cutter (NSC) Follow-On 199 110 14,446

C-27J Aircraft Support Follow-On 4 3 592

HC-130J Aircraft Follow-On 40 37 8,056


Aircraft FAA Compliance & Obsolete Equipment Replacement - - 22,210 MILSATCOM Obsolete Equipment Replacement - - 6,871 Cutter Underway Connectivity - - 302 Acquisition Support Personnel 60 32 5,459 Cyber Security and IT Infrastructure 75 38 16,181 Human Capital and Support Infrastructure 31 22 16,779 Maritime Safety, Security and Commerce 27 20 6,197 Rescue & Survival and Training Equipment Refresh - - 6,276 Accession Point and TRACEN Instructor Increase 19 10 2,101 Aviation Enhancements in Transit Zones 17 9 1,475 Counter TCO Initiatives 48 26 6,531 Enhancing Reserve Workforce Retention - - 2,700 Restoring Depot Readiness - - 9,952

Increase Counterintelligence Personnel & Mission Support 1 - 71

Increase Counterintelligence Infrastructure 5 3 1,100

Total Increases 765 457 163,033

Decreases


Information Technology Streamlining 46 24 (3,673)

Administrative Program Reductions (1) (1) (582)

Aviation Life Support Equipment Centralization 1 1 (49)

Eliminate Joint Maritime Test Facility Personnel (4) (4) (408)

Asset Decommissionings and Retirements Decommission One High-Endurance Cutter (WHEC) (184) (92) (9,273) Decommission Three 110-foot Patrol Boats (54) (27) (2,575)

Total Decreases (196) (99) (16,560)

Total Program Changes 569 358 146,473

FY 2020 Current Services 50,805 49,174 7,858,900

FY 2020 Operations & Support Request 50,805 49,174 7,858,900

FY 2019 to FY 2020 Operations & Support Total Change 664 633 66,402

FY 2020 R&D - - 4,949

FY 2020 EC&R 25 23 13,495

FY 2020 MERHCF - - 205,107

FY 2020 PC&I - - 1,234,656

FY 2020 Total Discretionary 50,830 49,197 9,317,107 1 Excludes funding provided to the Coast Guard for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO).

Table 4: Operations and Support

FY 2019 to FY 2020 Budget Change

With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the

American People, our homeland, and our values.

Honor, Respect, and

Devotion to Duty.

SEMPER PARATUS

WE ARE AMERICA’S READY, RELEVANT,

AND RESPONSIVE U. S. COAST GUARD.

Documents

POSTURE STATEMENT - United States Coast GuardPosture Statement 5 As challenges to our national security and global influence grow more complex, the need for a Ready, Relevant, and